These New Government-approved Locations Around the U.S. Will Speed Up Your Passport Process

04.06.2024 - 20:33 / travelandleisure.com

The U.S. Government is taking a summer road trip to make it easier for first-time passport holders to complete applications.

Continuing the State Department's “Special Passport Acceptance Fairs” — which was created to speed up passport processing times of passports for first timers — the agency has just released a new batch of dates through July 6.

The events will be held in Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina. The events are often held at post offices, recreation centers, or libraries.

The events are only for new passports, and not renewals.

“We're holding special passport fairs all across the United States to help you get your passport more easily,” the State Department shared on their site. 

Here’s the full list of upcoming Special Passport Acceptance Fairs, times and location details available on the Fair website:

June 5 — Somerville, NJ — Somerville Branch Library
June 6 — Manchester, NJ — Leisure Village West Association — Willow Hall
June 7 — Nutley, NJ — Nutley Parks and Recreation Center
June 8 — Exeter, CA — Exeter Post Office
June 8 — Tell City, IN — Tell City Post Office
June 8 — Fairfield, NJ — Fairfield Recreation Center
June 8 — Greenville, SC — Greenville Main Post Office
June 11 — Verona, NJ — Verona Town Hall
June 12 — Bridgewater, NJ — Bridgewater Branch Library
June 12 — Toms River, NJ — Lake Ridge
June 12 — Mahwah, NJ — Senior Center
June 13 — Clermont, FL — Highlander Building
June 13 — Kissimmee, FL — Valencia College Poinciana Campus
June 13 — Lakeland, FL — Keiser University
June 13 — Orlando, FL — University of Central Florida — Live Oak Event Center
June 13 — Orlando, FL — Leonard & Marjorie Williams Family YMCA
June 13 — Sanford, FL — Sanford Civic Center
June 13 — Garfield, NJ — City Hall
June 14 — Kissimmee, FL — Holiday Inn Orlando SW Celebration
June 15 — Carrboro, NC — Carrboro Post Office
June 15 — Okeechobee, FL — Okeechobee County Clerk of the Circuit Court
June 15 — Las Cruces, NM — Las Cruces Main Post Office
June 15 — Montpelier, VT — Vermont Secretary of State Office
June 17 — Brick, NJ — Greenbriar One
June 18 — Bergenfield, NJ — Conlon Hall
June 18 — Verona, NJ — Verona Town Hall
June 22 — Oroville, CA — Butte County Elections Office
June 22 — Livingston, NJ — Livingston Public Library
June 22 — Milford, NH — Wadleigh Memorial Library
June 22 — Scottsdale, AZ — Scottsdale Office
June 26 — Bridgewater, NJ — Bridgewater Branch Library
June 27 — Fairlawn, NJ — Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
July 6 — Pensacola, FL — Nobles Station Post Office

For people seeking a new passport that don’t live near one of the special events, they can still submit an application through the existing process. The current processing